Author:
Washington, Margaret.
Imprint:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2009.
Descriptionxx, 478 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:Introduction : The three lives of Sojourner Truth -- Bell Hardenbergh and slavery times in the Hudson River Valley: African and Dutch religious heritage -- "Home is like a grave" -- "Better to me than a man" -- Isabella Van Wagenen: a preaching woman: Like Hagar and her children -- "A rushing mighty wind" -- Sanctification and perfection -- "I will crush them with the truth" -- Sojourner Truth and the antislavery apostles: The antislavery vanguard, 1833-1843 -- "The Spirit calls me there" -- A holy city -- The cold water army, Olive Gilbert, and Sojourner's Narrative -- The Bloodhound Bill and intensified activism -- The New York campaign -- "God, you drive" -- "I go in for agitatin'" -- Truth is powerful -- Proclaim liberty throughout the land -- "Was woman true?" -- "I am on my way to Kansas" -- Epilogue : Well done, good and faithful servant.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-454) and index.
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